ALL meanings of faintness
faint
F f - noun faintness sight, smell, etc.: weakness 1
- noun faintness feeble quality 1
- noun faintness feeling of being about to faint 1
- noun faintness The property of being or feeling faint. 1
- adjective faintness lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound. 1
- adjective faintness feeble or slight: faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance. 1
- adjective faintness feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness: faint with hunger. 1
- adjective faintness lacking courage; cowardly; timorous: Faint heart never won fair maid. 1
- adjective faintness Law. unfounded: a faint action. 1
- verb without object faintness to lose consciousness temporarily. 1
- verb without object faintness to lose brightness. 1
- verb without object faintness Archaic. to grow weak; lose spirit or courage. 1
- noun faintness a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon: to fall into a faint. 1